Articles by Billy Higgins

  • Teen speedster runs, but he can’t hide

    A teenage hoon who allegedly led police on a high-speed chase through south-west Victoria and ignored multiple orders to stop will face court for a raft of driving offences.

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  • Activist anger as gas permits approved

    Otways environmental activists say they are “devastated” by the State Government’s decision to award two offshore oil drilling contracts near Victoria’s south-west coast, including near Port Campbell.

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  • ‘Alfresco’ Apollo Bay plan

    Part of the Great Ocean Road could become a pedestrian walkway, if a plan from the Apollo Bay business sector gains support to transform the town’s tourist hotspot.

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  • Melbourne lockdown hits coast trade

    Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism says further easing of coronavirus restrictions in regional Victoria would help keep the region’s visitor economy ticking while Melbourne residents follow stay-at-home orders.

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  • Maximum generation delayed at wind farm

    Mount Gellibrand’s wind farm still has regulatory hurdles to clear before it can generate power at its full capacity, more than two years since it started exporting to the grid.

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  • Fuel service returns to three days

    Apollo Bay fuel provider HaloGo will wind back its pop-up fuel station to three days a week from Friday after boosting its service during the peak school holiday period.

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  • Demo crews move in on Lorne pavillions

    Demolition crews will begin work at Lorne’s Stribling Reserve this week to make way for new netball and main pavilions.

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  • Colac theft case sent to Geelong

    A Colac woman is out on bail and is facing charges for alleged thefts totalling more than $180,000.

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